Jobs and Income

In the words of workers: Marcella

Marcella shared her story as part of MECEP’s State of Working Maine 2023 report. Click here to read the full report. Note: We are using a pseudonym […]

MECEP

Posted December 1, 2023

Tags Housing, Immigration, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Stories

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine 2023: Boosting Maine's Workforce

Download the PDF: Full Report Summary Stories The major challenge facing Maine’s economy is the state’s plateauing workforce. In 2003, approximately 3 percent of jobs in Maine […]

James Myall

Posted November 20, 2023

Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Immigration, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Tribal Sovereignty — An Explainer

Download the PDF version Explainer Timeline What is tribal sovereignty? There are three types of sovereign governments in the United States: the federal government, state governments, and […]

Karin Leuthy

Posted November 8, 2023

Tags Explainer, Inequality, Racial Equity, Tribal Sovereignty

Taxes and Budget

Good Jobs First finds business subsidies contribute to racial and wealth inequality

For years, research organization Good Jobs First has been at the forefront of examining the impacts of using public money to subsidize wealthy corporations. Now in a […]

Maura Pillsbury

Posted September 7, 2023

Tags Budget, Inequality, Racial Equity, Tax Breaks, Taxes

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

Arthur Phillips from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss minimum wage for farm workers in Maine. Click here to watch the […]

Fox 23

Posted August 2, 2023

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Worker wins and setbacks in the 2023 legislative sessions

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been steady gains in the overall output of Maine’s economy and workforce, employment levels, and wages for people […]

James Myall

Posted July 31, 2023

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Fair Scheduling, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages

Jobs and Income

Janet Mills vetoes bill to cover farmworkers under Maine’s minimum wage

The Maine AFL-CIO, a coalition of labor unions, said the veto “carries on the historical stain and stench of exploitation and racial exclusion.” The liberal Maine Center […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 20, 2023

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

‘Embarrassing and shameful’: Advocates blast Mills’ veto of farmworker rights bill

“Continuing the current system of sub-minimum wages for farmworkers means that about one quarter of Maine’s agricultural workers will continue to live in poverty,” said Arthur Phillips, […]

Beacon

Posted July 20, 2023

Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Wages

Health Care

Statement from the All Means All Campaign on LD 199

AUGUSTA – Organizations supporting the All Means All campaign to allow all income-qualified Mainers to access MaineCare, regardless of age or immigration status, issued the following statement […]

Posted June 28, 2023

Tags Health Care, Immigration, Inequality

Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

About that tax ranking…

Note: Updated April 15, 2024 As lawmakers debate tax credits, cuts, and subsidies, we often hear Maine’s tax policy compared with other states. State-by-state rankings and “listicles” […]

MECEP

Posted May 30, 2023

Tags Budget, Child Tax Credit, EITC, Income Tax, Inequality, Property Tax, Racial Equity, Sales Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Tax Havens, Taxes

Filter by Category

Filter by Resource Type

Filter by Author

Filter by Tags

Filter by Feature Research

In the words of workers: Marcella

State of Working Maine 2023: Boosting Maine's Workforce

Tribal Sovereignty — An Explainer

Good Jobs First finds business subsidies contribute to racial and wealth inequality

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

Worker wins and setbacks in the 2023 legislative sessions

Janet Mills vetoes bill to cover farmworkers under Maine’s minimum wage

‘Embarrassing and shameful’: Advocates blast Mills’ veto of farmworker rights bill

Statement from the All Means All Campaign on LD 199

About that tax ranking…